Decoration lace and fabricating method thereof

ABSTRACT

A decoration lace comprises at least three or more decoration strings which are arranged side by side, and are connected to each other by sewing, where the decoration strings are connected to each other by a seam line which is formed in the shape of a zigzag in a longitudinal direction, and a top thread fed from an upper portion of the decoration string by a needle is locked by a bottom thread located under a lower portion of the decoration string to make a knot, and two threads are locked to the decoration string, thereby forming the zigzag-shaped seam line.

CROSS REFERENCE

This application claims foreign priority under Paris Convention toKorean Patent Application No. 10-2016-0085022, filed 5 Jul. 2016, withthe Korean Intellectual Property Office.

BACKGROUND

The present invention relates to a decoration lace and a method offabricating the same, and, more particularly, to a decoration lace thatis fabricated by arranging a plurality of decoration strings side byside and sewing them to realize good decorating beauty and athree-dimensional effect, and a fabricating method thereof.

In general, many methods are employed to decorate clothes: a specificlogo is fabricated and attached to the clothes; pockets is attached toan outer surface of the clothes; characters are sewn or printed on aspecific portion of the clothes; and a lace is attached to a hem of theclothes, like a skirt.

The above-described methods are employed to give variety to the clothes,but embroidered clothes are recently provided to break a monotonousdesign. In the case of the embroidered clothes, a portion of pants orskirt is embroidered to break the monotonous design.

A decoration string or piping is often put over a side line of pants, ora collar, a neckline and a sleeve cuff of a shirt, in order to emphasissporty outfits. In this instance, the decoration string or the piping isgenerally provided in the shape of single line.

However, there is a problem in that since it could not be free fromsimplicity even by putting the decoration string or the piping over theclothes, it does not respond to wearer's tastes, and it does notsufficiently realize the decorating beauty.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the aboveproblems, and an object of the present invention, there is to provide adecoration lace that is fabricated by arranging a plurality ofdecoration strings side by side and sewing them to realize gooddecorating beauty and a three-dimensional effect, and a fabricatingmethod thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a decoration laceof which a plurality of decoration strings is firmly connected to eachother by sewing, and a fabricating method thereof.

In order to achieve the above objects, according to one aspect of thepresent invention, there is provided a decoration lace including: atleast three or more decoration strings which are arranged side by side,and are connected to each other by sewing, wherein the decorationstrings are connected to each other by a seam line which is formed inthe shape of a zigzag in a longitudinal direction, and a top thread fedfrom an upper portion of the decoration string by a needle is locked bya bottom thread located under a lower portion of the decoration stringto make a knot, and two threads are locked to the decoration string,thereby forming the zigzag-shaped seam line.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provideda decoration lace including: at least three or more decoration stringswhich are arranged side by side on a surface a fabric, and are connectedto each other and the surface by sewing, wherein the decoration stringsare connected to each other by a seam line which is formed in the shapeof a zigzag in a longitudinal direction, and a top thread fed from anupper portion of the decoration string by a needle is locked by a bottomthread located under a lower portion of the fabric to form make a knot,and two threads are locked to the decoration string and are sewn on thefabric.

According to the other aspect of the present invention, there isprovided a method of fabricating a decoration lace, including the stepsof: arranging at least three or more decoration strings arranged side byside, and feeding the decoration strings to a pressor foot of a sewingmachine; and sewing the decoration strings fed to the presser foot by afirst needle and a second needle which are spaced apart from each otherin a diagonal direction, wherein the first needle sews the decorationstrings which are located at one side of the center decoration string,which is located at the center of the decoration strings, in a zigzagpattern, and the second needle sews the decoration strings which arelocated at the other side of the center decoration string, which islocated at the center of the decoration strings, in a zigzag pattern,thereby connecting the decoration strings.

With the above configuration, the decoration lace is fabricated byarranging the plurality of decoration strings side by side and sewingthem, thereby achieving decorating beauty and a three-dimensionaleffect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a decoration lace according tothe first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an engaging state of thedecoration lace according to the first embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a decoration lace according toa modified example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a decoration lace according tothe second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an engaging state of thedecoration lace according to the second embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a decoration lace according toa modified example of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 7-8, 9 a-9 c and 10 are views illustrating a method of fabricatingthe decoration lace according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A decoration lace according to preferred embodiments of the presentinvention will now be described in detail with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a decoration lace according tothe first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is across-sectional view illustrating an engaging state of the decorationlace according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3is a perspective view illustrating a decoration lace according to amodified example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the decoration lace according to the firstembodiment is characterized in that a plurality of decoration strings issequentially arranged side by side, and then is connected to each otherby sewing to form the decoration lace.

At least three or more decoration strings 100 are arranged side by side,and are connected to each other by the sewing to form a decoration lace10.

Specifically, the decoration lace 10 according to the embodiment of thepresent invention is not made by embroidering a fabric with a thread orputting a decoration string or piping over the fabric in the form ofsingle line according to the related art, but is made by connecting theplurality of decoration strings 100 in the form of a band. When thedecoration lace 10 is applied to the fabric, the present invention hasdecorating beauty and a three-dimensional effect. Also, since thedecoration strings 100 are connected to each other by the sewing, thedecoration strings are firmly connected to each other. In addition,since a seam line for sewing the decoration lace 10 is provided in onepattern, decoration of the decoration lace is further improved.

The decoration strings 100 are connected to each other by a seam line200 which is formed in the shape of a zigzag in a longitudinaldirection. Specifically, since the plurality of decoration strings 100are connected to each other by the seam line 200 which is sewn in theshape of the zigzag in the longitudinal direction to form the decorationlace 10, the decoration string 100 can be firmly connected to adjacentdecoration strings. Also, since the zigzag-shaped seam line 200 isprovided in single pattern of the decoration lace, when the decorationlace 10 is applied to the fabric, the decoration is further improved.The zigzag-shaped seam line 200 can be provided in various patterns ifthe seam line is formed by threads of various colors.

More specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 2, a top thread 201 fed froman upper portion of the decoration string by a needle is locked by abottom thread 202 located under a lower portion of the decoration string100 to make a knot, and then two threads 201 and 202 are locked to thedecoration string 100, thereby forming the zigzag-shaped seam line 200.In other words, since the decoration strings 100 are sequentially wovenby the top thread 201 and the bottom thread 202, the decoration strings100 can be firmed connected to each other. Therefore, when thedecoration lace 10 is fabricated, it has a strong structure.

When at least five or more decoration strings 100 are provided, it ispreferable to connect the decoration strings by two zigzag-shaped seamlines.

The method of fabricating the decoration lace 10 by connecting thedecoration strings with two zigzag-shaped seam lines 210 and 220 can beapplied to the case where 5 or more decoration lines 100 are provided.However, it is most preferable to connect five decoration strings 100with two zigzag-shaped seam lines 210 and 220, in view of a couplingforce of the decoration strings 100 and the efficiency of fabrication.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, the zigzag-shaped seam lines 200 aresymmetrically arranged on both sides of the decoration string which islocated at a center among the decoration strings, and includes a firstzigzag-shaped seam line 210 to sew the decoration strings 100 located onone side of the center decoration string 101, and a second zigzag-shapedseam line 220 to sew the decoration strings 100 located on the otherside of the center decoration string 101. Specifically, as the number ofthe decoration strings 100 is increased, the zigzag-shaped seam line 200is separated into the first zigzag-shaped seam line 210 and the secondzigzag-shaped seam line 220 to divide the decoration lace 10respectively, so that the decoration laces 10 can be firmly connected toeach other even though the decoration lace has a large area.

Inner sides of the first and second zigzag-shaped seam lines 210 and 220are preferably connected to the center decoration string 101 by weaving.Specifically, the first zigzag-shaped seam line 210 and the secondzigzag-shaped seam line 220 which are connected to both sides of thedecoration lace 10 on the basis of the center decoration string 101 areconnected to the center decoration string 101 by weaving S, so that bothsides of the decoration lace 10 are connected to each other. The innersides of the first zigzag-shaped seam line 210 and the secondzigzag-shaped seam line 220 are interlaced with the center decorationstring 101 to firmly form the decoration lace 10.

The decoration string 100 of the present invention includes a beadstring or cord, a metal string or wire, a synthetic resin string orcord, a piping, a thick thread, and so forth, but the bead string orcord is preferably used as the decoration string.

Preferably, the decoration string 100 is the bead string that consistsof a plurality of beads 110 and a beading cord 120 for beading the beads110. The bead strings are connected to each other by interlacing the topthread 201 and the bottom thread 202 with the beading cord 120. With theabove configuration, when the bead strings are connected to each otherby interlacing the top thread 201 and the bottom thread 202 with thebeading cord 120, the top thread 201 and the bottom thread 202 arefirmly supported by the beads 110. Also, since the top thread 201 andthe bottom thread 202 are placed between the beads 110 so as not to beexposed to the exterior, the top thread 201 and the bottom thread 202are prevented from being broken due to external friction.

According to the embodiment described above, the plurality of decorationstrings are arranged and sewn side by side to form the decoration lace,and the decoration lace is cut to have a desired length. The decorationlace can be applied to a side line of pants, or a collar, a neckline anda sleeve cuff of a shirt by sewing, thereby achieving decorating beautyand a three-dimensional effect.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a decoration lace according tothe second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is across-sectional view illustrating an engaging state of the decorationlace according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6is a perspective view illustrating a decoration lace according to amodified example of the second embodiment of the present invention.

The decoration lace according to the second embodiment is substantiallyidentical to that according to the first embodiment, except that aplurality of decoration strings is sewn on a fabric, and the decorationlace is directly formed on the fabric.

According to the second embodiment, at least three or more decorationstrings 100 are arranged side by side on a surface a fabric 1, and areconnected to each other and the surface by the sewing to form adecoration lace 10.

Specifically, the decoration lace 10 according to the embodiment of thepresent invention is not made by embroidering a fabric with a thread orputting a decoration string or piping over the fabric in the form ofsingle line according to the related art, but is made by connecting theplurality of decoration strings 100 on the fabric 1 in the form of aband. When the decoration lace 10 is applied to the fabric, the presentinvention has decorating beauty and a three-dimensional effect. Also,since the decoration strings 100 are connected to each other by thesewing and then are sewn on the fabric 1, the decoration strings arefirmly connected to each other. In addition, since a seam line forsewing the decoration lace 10 is provided in one pattern, decoration ofthe decoration lace is further improved.

The decoration strings 100 are connected to each other by a seam line200 which is formed in the shape of a zigzag in a longitudinaldirection. Specifically, since the plurality of decoration strings 100are connected to each other by the seam line 200 which is sewn in theshape of the zigzag in the longitudinal direction to form the decorationlace 10, the decoration string 100 can be firmly connected to adjacentdecoration strings. Also, since the zigzag-shaped seam line 200 isprovided in single pattern of the decoration lace, when the decorationlace 10 is applied to the fabric, the decoration is further improved.

More specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 5, a top thread 201 fed froman upper portion of the decoration string by a needle is locked by abottom thread 202 located under a lower portion of the fabric to formmake a knot, and then two threads 201 and 202 are locked to thedecoration string 100 and then are sewn on the fabric. In other words,since the decoration strings 100 are sequentially woven by the topthread 201 and the bottom thread 202 and then are sewn on the fabric 1,the decoration strings 100 can be firmed connected to each other.Therefore, when the decoration lace 10 is fabricated on the fabric 1, ithas a strong structure.

When at least five or more decoration strings 100 are provided on thefabric 1, it is preferable to connect the decoration strings by twozigzag-shaped seam lines.

The method of fabricating the decoration lace 10 on the fabric 1 byconnecting the decoration strings with two zigzag-shaped seam lines 210and 220 can be applied to the case where 5 or more decoration lines 100are provided. However, it is most preferable to connect five decorationstrings 100 on the fabric 1 with two zigzag-shaped seam lines 210 and220, in view of a coupling force of the decoration strings 100 and theefficiency of fabrication.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, the zigzag-shaped seam lines 200 aresymmetrically arranged on both sides of the decoration string which islocated at a center among the decoration strings, and includes a firstzigzag-shaped seam line 210 sewn on the fabric 1 to sew the decorationstrings 100 located on one side of the center decoration string 101, anda second zigzag-shaped seam line 220 sewn on the fabric 1 to sew thedecoration strings 100 located on the other side of the centerdecoration string 101. Specifically, as the number of the decorationstrings 100 is increased, the zigzag-shaped seam line 200 is separatedinto the first zigzag-shaped seam line 210 and the second zigzag-shapedseam line 220 to divide the decoration lace 10 sewn on the fabric 1respectively, so that the decoration laces 10 can be firmly connected toeach other on the fabric 1 even though the decoration lace has a largearea.

Inner sides of the first and second zigzag-shaped seam lines 210 and 220are preferably connected to the center decoration string 101 by weavingand then are sewn on the fabric 1. Specifically, the first zigzag-shapedseam line 210 and the second zigzag-shaped seam line 220 which areconnected to both sides of the decoration lace 10 on the basis of thecenter decoration string 101 are connected to the center decorationstring 101 by weaving S and then are sewn on the fabric 1, so that bothsides of the decoration lace 10 are connected to each other. The innersides of the first zigzag-shaped seam line 210 and the secondzigzag-shaped seam line 220 are interlaced with the center decorationstring 101 to firmly form the decoration lace 10 on the fabric 1.

The decoration string 100 of the present invention includes a beadstring or cord, a metal string or wire, a synthetic resin string orcord, a piping, a thick thread, and so forth, but the bead string orcord is preferably used as the decoration string.

Preferably, the decoration string 100 is the bead string that consistsof a plurality of beads 110 and a beading cord 120 for beading the beads110. The bead strings are connected to each other by interlacing the topthread 201 and the bottom thread 202 with the beading cord 120. With theabove configuration, when the bead strings are connected to each otherby interlacing the top thread 201 and the bottom thread 202 with thebeading cord 120 and sewing the threads on the fabric 1, the top thread201 and the bottom thread 202 are firmly supported by the beads 110.Also, since the top thread 201 and the bottom thread 202 are placedbetween the beads 110 so as not to be exposed to the exterior, the topthread 201 and the bottom thread 202 are prevented from being broken dueto external friction.

According to the embodiment described above, the plurality of decorationstrings are arranged on the fabric and sewn side by side to form thedecoration lace, and the decoration lace is cut to have a desiredlength. The decoration lace can be applied to a side line of pants, or acollar, a neckline and a sleeve cuff of a shirt by sewing, therebyachieving decorating beauty and a three-dimensional effect.

The method of fabricating the decoration lace according to the presentinvention will now be described.

At least three decoration strings 100 are arranged side by side, and aresequentially fed to a pressor foot 20 of a sewing machine. It ispreferable that the decoration strings 100 are continuously fed frombobbins.

A bottom surface of the presser foot 20 is preferably provided withguide grooves 21 formed at regular intervals to feed the decorationstrings 100 side by side. Specifically, when the decoration strings 100are fed to the presser foot 20, the decoration strings 100 are movedalong the guide grooves 21, so that the plurality of decoration strings100 can be arranged in a row and can be accurately sewn by a firstneedle 31 and a second needle 32 which will be described later.

The decoration strings 100 fed to the presser foot 20 are sewn by thefirst needle 31 and the second needle 32 which are spaced apart fromeach other in a diagonal direction.

More specifically, the first needle 31 sews the decoration strings 100which are located at one side of the center decoration string 101, whichis located at the center of the decoration strings 101, in a zigzagpattern, and the second needle 32 sews the decoration strings 100 whichare located at the other side of the center decoration string 101, whichis located at the center of the decoration strings 101, in a zigzagpattern, thereby connecting the decoration strings.

The first needle 31 forms the first zigzag-shaped seam line 210 whilemoving between the center decoration string 101 and the decorationstrings 100 which are located at one side of the center decorationstring 101, to sew the decoration strings 101 which are located at oneside. The second needle 32 forms the second zigzag-shaped seam line 220while moving between the center decoration string 101 and the decorationstrings 100 which are located at the other side of the center decorationstring 101, to sew the decoration strings 101 which are located at theother side.

As illustrated in FIG. 10, the first needle 31 and the second needle 32are spaced apart from each other by a half W of a width of thedecoration lace 10 in a width direction, and by a half L of a pitch ofthe first and second zigzag-shaped seam lines 210 and 220 in alongitudinal direction, so that the second zigzag-shaped seam line 220is formed while following the first zigzag-shaped seam line 210.

When the second zigzag-shaped seam line 220 is formed while followingthe first zigzag-shaped seam line 210, inner sides of the first andsecond zigzag-shaped seam lines 210 and 220 are connected to the centerdecoration string 101 by weaving S. Specifically, the firstzigzag-shaped seam line 210 and the second zigzag-shaped seam line 220which are connected to both sides of the decoration lace 10 on the basisof the center decoration string 101 are connected to the centerdecoration string 101 by weaving S, so that both sides of the decorationlace 10 are connected to each other. The inner sides of the firstzigzag-shaped seam line 210 and the second zigzag-shaped seam line 220are interlaced with the center decoration string 101 to firmly form thedecoration lace 10.

While the present invention has been described with reference to theparticular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by theembodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciatedthat those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodimentswithout departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

Specifically, the decoration lace according to the present invention isnot only applied to the clothes and the fabric to achieve the decoratingeffect, but also can be made as accessories, such as a pull tab for aslide fastener, a string for a mobile phone, a ring, or a bracelet, toachieve the decorating effect. In addition, if a plurality of decorationlaces according to the present invention is connected to each other, thedecoration lace can have varied length or width.

What is claimed is:
 1. A decoration lace comprising: at least three ormore decoration strings which are arranged side by side, and areconnected to each other by sewing, wherein the decoration strings areconnected to each other by a seam line which is formed in the shape of azigzag in a longitudinal direction, and a top thread fed from an upperportion of the decoration string by a needle is locked by a bottomthread located under a lower portion of the decoration string to make aknot, and two threads are locked to the decoration string, therebyforming the zigzag-shaped seam line.
 2. The decoration lace as claimedin claim 1, wherein at least five or more decoration strings areprovided, the zigzag-shaped seam lines are symmetrically arranged onboth sides of the decoration string which is located at a center amongthe decoration strings, and includes a first zigzag-shaped seam line tosew the decoration strings located on one side of the center decorationstring, and a second zigzag-shaped seam line to sew the decorationstrings located on the other side of the center decoration string, andinner sides of the first and second zigzag-shaped seam lines areconnected to the center decoration string by weaving.
 3. The decorationlace as claimed in claim 1, wherein the decoration string is s beadstring that consists of a plurality of beads and a beading cord forbeading the beads, and the bead strings are connected to each other byinterlacing the top thread and the bottom thread with the beading cord.4. A decoration lace comprising: at least three or more decorationstrings which are arranged side by side on a surface a fabric, and areconnected to each other and the surface by sewing, wherein thedecoration strings are connected to each other by a seam line which isformed in the shape of a zigzag in a longitudinal direction, and a topthread fed from an upper portion of the decoration string by a needle islocked by a bottom thread located under a lower portion of the fabric toform make a knot, and two threads are locked to the decoration stringand are sewn on the fabric.
 5. The decoration lace as claimed in claim4, wherein at least five or more decoration strings are provided on thefabric, the zigzag-shaped seam lines are symmetrically arranged on bothsides of the decoration string which is located at a center among thedecoration strings, and includes a first zigzag-shaped seam line sewn onthe fabric to sew the decoration strings located on one side of thecenter decoration string, and a second zigzag-shaped seam line sewn onthe fabric to sew the decoration strings located on the other side ofthe center decoration string, and inner sides of the first and secondzigzag-shaped seam lines are connected to the center decoration stringby weaving and are sewn on the fabric.
 6. The decoration lace as claimedin claim 4, wherein the decoration string is a bead string that consistsof a plurality of beads and a beading cord for beading the beads, andthe bead strings are connected to each other by interlacing the topthread and the bottom thread with the beading cord and sewing thethreads on the fabric.
 7. A method of fabricating a decoration lace,comprising the steps of: arranging at least three or more decorationstrings arranged side by side, and feeding the decoration strings to apressor foot of a sewing machine; and sewing the decoration strings fedto the presser foot by a first needle and a second needle which arespaced apart from each other in a diagonal direction, wherein the firstneedle sews the decoration strings which are located at one side of thecenter decoration string, which is located at the center of thedecoration strings, in a zigzag pattern, and the second needle sews thedecoration strings which are located at the other side of the centerdecoration string, which is located at the center of the decorationstrings, in a zigzag pattern, thereby connecting the decoration strings.8. The method of fabricating the decoration lace according to claim 7,wherein a bottom surface of the presser foot is provided with guidegrooves formed at regular intervals to feed the decoration strings sideby side, the first needle forms a first zigzag-shaped seam line whilemoving between the center decoration string and the decoration stringswhich are located at one side of the center decoration string, to sewthe decoration strings which are located at one side, the second needleforms a second zigzag-shaped seam line while moving between the centerdecoration string and the decoration strings which are located at theother side of the center decoration string, to sew the decorationstrings which are located at the other side, and the first needle andthe second needle are spaced apart from each other by a half of a widthof the decoration lace in a width direction, and by a half of a pitch ofthe first and second zigzag-shaped seam lines in a longitudinaldirection, so that the second zigzag-shaped seam line is formed whilefollowing the first zigzag-shaped seam line, in which inner sides of thefirst and second zigzag-shaped seam lines are connected to the centerdecoration string by weaving.